Tag: database

Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/developers-practitioners/create-a-self-escalating-chatbot-in-conversational-agents/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: Create a self-escalating chatbot in Conversational Agents using Webhook and Generators Feedly Summary: As conversational AI becomes a core part of the user experience, it’s crucial for application developers to build chatbots that not only provide accurate information, but also know the right time to escalate to a…

Hacker News: Listen to the whispers: web timing attacks that work

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Source URL: https://portswigger.net/research/listen-to-the-whispers-web-timing-attacks-that-actually-work Source: Hacker News Title: Listen to the whispers: web timing attacks that work Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes **Summary:** This text introduces novel web timing attack techniques capable of breaching server security by exposing hidden vulnerabilities, misconfigurations, and attack surfaces more effectively than previous methods. It emphasizes the practical…

Hacker News: Pg_karnak: Transactional schema migration across tenant databases

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Source URL: https://www.thenile.dev/blog/distributed-ddl Source: Hacker News Title: Pg_karnak: Transactional schema migration across tenant databases Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes **Summary:** The text discusses Nile, a re-engineered version of PostgreSQL optimized for multi-tenant applications. It elaborates on the architectural challenges of data storage for multiple customers, emphasizing a hybrid database model that balances…

CSA: A Vulnerability Management Crisis: The Issues with CVE

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Source URL: https://cloudsecurityalliance.org/blog/2024/11/21/a-vulnerability-management-crisis-the-issues-with-cve Source: CSA Title: A Vulnerability Management Crisis: The Issues with CVE Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes **Summary:** The text explores the limitations and challenges of the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) program, which has long been pivotal to the cybersecurity sector. It outlines issues such as data quality, submission complexities,…

Simon Willison’s Weblog: llm-gguf 0.2, now with embeddings

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Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2024/Nov/21/llm-gguf-embeddings/#atom-everything Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: llm-gguf 0.2, now with embeddings Feedly Summary: llm-gguf 0.2, now with embeddings This new release of my llm-gguf plugin – which adds support for locally hosted GGUF LLMs – adds a new feature: it now supports embedding models distributed as GGUFs as well. This means you can…

Simon Willison’s Weblog: How some of the world’s most brilliant computer scientists got password policies so wrong

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Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2024/Nov/21/password-policies/#atom-everything Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: How some of the world’s most brilliant computer scientists got password policies so wrong Feedly Summary: How some of the world’s most brilliant computer scientists got password policies so wrong Stuart Schechter blames Robert Morris and Ken Thompson for the dire state of passwords today: The story…

The Register: Microsoft Fabric promises transactions, analytics on one database service

Nov 19, 2024

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Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/19/microsoft_data_platform_fabric_upgrade/ Source: The Register Title: Microsoft Fabric promises transactions, analytics on one database service Feedly Summary: Windows giant also improving Iceberg support after throwing lot in with Delta Parquet Ignite Microsoft is set to launch a database service that can manage transactional and analytical workloads in the same system.… AI Summary and Description:…

The Register: Database warhorse SQL Server 2025 goes all-in on AI

Nov 19, 2024

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Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/19/microsoft_sql_server_2025/ Source: The Register Title: Database warhorse SQL Server 2025 goes all-in on AI Feedly Summary: Better locking, improved query optimization, and… Copilot Ignite A new version of Microsoft’s database warhorse, SQL Server, is on the way, with some useful improvements squeezed between the inevitable artificial intelligence additions.… AI Summary and Description: Yes…

Wired: The US Patent and Trademark Office Banned Staff From Using Generative AI

Nov 19, 2024

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